Which Chargers made ESPN's under-25 starting lineup?

ESPN polled 43 of their NFL insiders, which consisted of former players, analysts, and reporters, to see what an all-star lineup of the best players in the NFL would look like. With the caveat being these players will be under 25. I wonder if the injury hurt him, because Hunter Henry was the runner-up to Evan Engram. Engram received the majority vote with 48.8%. That’s amusing as this was a topic of discussion last week. Don’t get me wrong, Engram will be a very good tight end in this league. He already runs like a dear and can make the highlight catch. To me, Henry is simply better. Engram put up solid numbers last year. 64 receptions, 772 yards, six touchdowns. However there were 13 drops and all this was on 115 targets. Henry only received 62 targets. Almost half of what Engram had. Henry had 579 yards and four touchdowns. As you all well know, he went games without being targeted. When he was targeted, he was a star.

Joey Bosa drew 93% of the vote. I’d like to see who the other seven percent voted for and why they have a job. Bosa is a stud that isn’t close to being his best yet, which is terrifying for offensive lineman in the AFC west.

Derwin James was the only other Charger to make at least a runner-up. James hasn’t played a snap yet. That tells you how highly he’s thought of in league circles. It’ll be fun to see how much of an impact he has early on for this Charger team.

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